Lucy Shapiro was just awarded the 2025 Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science @laskerfdn.bsky.social! We spoke with Dr. Shapiro back in 2019: Conversations with Giants in Medicine @ushmaneill.bsky.social
JCI’s Conversations with Giants in Medicine: Lucy Shapiro
Lucy Shapiro, of Stanford University, is a renowned molecular and developmental biologist whose work has answered the fundamental questions underlying the genetic and molecular decision-making…
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All good things must come to an end, including this brilliant series that I was delighted to have hosted. Hope you all have enjoyed it as much as I did! Thank you @jclinical-invest.bsky.social ! And all the Giants who trusted me to help tell their stories.
Journal of Clinical Investigation@jci.org · last yr.Thanks to @UshmaNeill for running the Conversation of Giants in Medicine series for over a decade. Since its inception in 2012, this series has spanned 74 interviews with 80 pioneer scientists: jci.org/videos/cgms Last but not least episode: Video: buff.ly/LF6DMYz Article: jci.org/articles/vie...
This has been probably the most interesting 26 days I’ve had in my professional career. I remain dedicated to Columbia University, to higher education, and to doing whatever I can to help. I continue to believe Dr. Katrina Armstrong is an inspirational leader.
Harvey Society lecture tonight features Eric Olson. Come listen to an absolute giant in muscle biology! Bonus roast/ appreciation by me and Mary Baylies! harveysociety.org/lectures/abs...
It is a cherry on top kind of a day. Last day at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social running @mskeducation.bsky.social . What a wonderful 13 years. MSK trainees, I have loved working with you and for you.
For years I got to caption the @jclinical-invest.bsky.social covers and I just choked on this one. The glorious glomerulus!
And reminder the age for pneumoccoal vaccine was lowered to 50 recently! #medsky www.npr.org/2024/10/24/n...
The CDC now recommends that people 50 and older get vaccinated against pneumonia
The number of people that have been diagnosed with a pneumonia-causing bacteria has increased over the past six months. Older people are at higher risk of pneumococcal diseases like pneumonia and menn...
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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS@thanh-neville.bsky.social · last yr.If you're not up to date, for obvious reasons, PLEASE GO GET YOUR VACCINES NOW.
Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap initiated by Tom Maniatis. Please amplify Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk "Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
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Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap (NOT-OD-25-068)
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Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings. But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
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Tried making the Dubai Chocolate bars today. Many steps but so delicious it was worth it cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026...
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Dr. Sue Ishaq@drsueishaq.bsky.social · 2y agoThe L’Oréal USA For Women in Science program awards women postdoctoral scientists. Candidates must have their PhD, started their postdoctoral research position, and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Applications due 5:00pm ET on Friday, February 14. www.loreal.com/en/usa/pages...
Reading applications for summer internships. the words “insatiable” “unquenchable” and “journey” seem to be this year’s ChatGPT suggestions to include in personal statements. Also, cutting and pasting from our own websites with the description of what they’d get from the program. #sigh
Calling senior graduate students interested in doing a postdoc at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social to join us virtually at the MSK View postdoc recruitment event on Feb 26 & 27. We strongly encourage students from underrepresented minority groups to apply at msk.org/mskview
Thrilled to have gotten to meet James Chen a few months ago!
Journal of Clinical Investigation@jci.org · 2y agoA conversation with Zhijian (James) Chen: https://www.jci.org/articles/view/189543 JCI's Editor at Large Ushma Neill interviews Dr. Chen, who won the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for discovering the cGAS enzyme, which senses foreign and self-DNA. Full Video: https://jci.me/cgmzc
Checks on checks on checks. Someone got very into Vans this year
And you may ask yourself, "what day is this?" And you may ask yourself, "do I have to go to work today?" And you may ask yourself, "Am I right, am I wrong? And you may say to yourself, "My God, how much cheese have I eaten?” #thesameasiteverwas
Wishing @ktsanov.bsky.social well as he moves on to start his new lab at U Chicago. Can’t wait to watch all the amazing things you do Kal!!!
When a friend from Wisconsin says they are coming over to drop off some cheese as a gift, believe them.
This ornament will always have a place of prominence on our tree. A vested merman holding a rooster.
Currently sitting under a blanket with all the windows open and fans on as my husband and daughter thought they could bake and have somehow burnt everything and our place is filled with smoke
actioncookbook@actioncookbook.com · 2y agohaving exactly (1) day out of the year where every amateur chef in America attempts to cook a giant bird and not fuck it up is, honestly, a wonderful and hilarious tradition
Calling all undergrads who are looking for a 10-week summer, #research opportunity at the interface of #biomedicine, #chemistry, #computational biology, & #engineering. Applications are now open! For more information visit us: bit.ly/Summer_MSK2025
Senior students & recent graduates who are looking for #biomedical #research opportunities - our #MSKBridge #postbac program is now open for applications. Deadline to apply: FEBRUARY 21, 2025. What is Bridge about? mskcc.org/bridge & don’t forget to check out the FAQs.
It's grad school/ job/ internship application season. Make sure your kids & friends know what we're looking for on the other side. I've seen too many applications for internships at Sloan Kettering (a cancer center) be focused on becoming a geologist or business consultant. hbr.org/2023/02/how-...
How to Write a Strong Personal Statement
Whether applying for a summer internship, a professional development opportunity, such as a Fulbright, an executive MBA program, or a senior leadership development course, a personal statement threads...
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Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Parent of a 5 year old: if you drink half the cup of milk and eat your peas you can watch 3 videos on YouTube
Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️@napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 2y agoOptimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Mircobiologist: the cup is full. Just look at what grew on this plate when wd swabbed the inside of the cup and the sequences we recovered from the filtered air. 🧪🧫
Get the HPV vaccine! Evangelize about it!
Hannah Ritchie@hannahritchie.bsky.social · 2y ago300,000 women die from cervical cancer every year. But this is a cancer we can effectively eliminate with the HPV vaccine. This is something very few people know about. Article from my colleague @scientificdiscovery.dev: ourworldindata.org/hpv-vaccinat...
